Coconut "croute à thé"
Here's a coconut version of the classic French "croute à thé" cake. The double coconut flavour comes from the sweetcrust pastry as well as the filling.
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Last modified on: August 29th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 pieces, you will need:
- 1
Coconut sweetcrust pastry - 2
260 ml icing sugar - 3
260 ml dessicated coconut - 4
120 ml egg white - 5 2 tablespoons icing sugar (optional)
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 30 min. | 52 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Roll out Coconut sweetcrust pastry and line your chosen tin or mould ( rectangular here).
Leave the spare pastry overhanging the edges and put to wait in the fridge.
Leave the spare pastry overhanging the edges and put to wait in the fridge.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Put 260 ml icing sugar and 260 ml dessicated coconut in a large bowl and mix with a whisk.
Put 260 ml icing sugar and 260 ml dessicated coconut in a large bowl and mix with a whisk.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add 120 ml egg white and mix with a spoon. The mixture should be fairly thick.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Take the pastry case out of the fridge and trim around the edge.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Prick all over the base with a fork or pastry pricker.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Fill with a thick layer of the coconut mixture, ensuring it is even and level.
Stage 7 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes.
Stage 8
Leave to cool on a wire rack. Finish the cold cake with a dusting of icing sugar.
Remarks
The quantity of egg white is fairly flexible: feel free to add a little more or a little less to give the right texture to the filling mixture.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in a cake tin or box.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,196 Kcal or 13,381 Kj | 286 gr | 2,330 gr | 1,269 gr |
| 160 % | 110 % | 220 % | 192 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 307 Kcal or 1,285 Kj | 28 gr | 224 gr | 122 gr |
| 15 % | 11 % | 21 % | 18 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,598 Kcal or 6,691 Kj | 143 gr | 1,165 gr | 634 gr |
| 80 % | 55 % | 110 % | 96 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 pieces : 3.94 €
- Per piece : 1.97 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Coconut sweetcrust pastry: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: |
 | Dessicated coconut: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coconut sweetcrust pastry, Coconut tuiles, Coconut paste, Coconut pyramids, ... All |
 | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paris-Brest, Moist Lemon Cake, Coconut paste, Little Christmas biscuits, Toasted almond cake, ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Yvetot Douillons, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Brioche royale, ... All |
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